Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III User Manual

OPERATION
The
Technical
Information
chapter in
this manual
is
written
for those who
are
familiar with
the Z-80
instruction set and
other
fundamental
machine concepts. If
you
would like
to explore
these
subjects,
read:
TRS-80
Assembly
Language
Programming,
by
William
Barden, Jr.
Radio Shack
Catalog Number
62-2006
.
Although the book
was
originally
written
for the TRS-80
Model I, it
applies almost
exactly to
the
Model III as
well.
For
further details,
see
'
'Cassette
Interface' '
in this
Operation
Section,
and SYSTEM
in the Language
Section
.
Sample
Session
This section
will give
you
a
step-by-step
example
of what's
needed to type in a
program and
run it. We
will be
showing you
the
Computer/operator
dialog
exactly
as
it appears
on the
Display. If you
have never
used a
computer
keyboard before,
read
Using the
Keyboard
before
trying
this sample
session.
You
don't need
to know
BASIC
programming
to go
through this
session—it is just
an
exerciser.
If you are
curious about
the
words used
in this program, look them up
on the
Quick
Reference
Card supplied
with
your
Computer, or in
the Index of this
manual.
Special
Notation Used
in
this Dialog
BOLDFACE
MATERIAL
Provided
by the
Computer
—
you don.'t type
it in.
CENTER)
Means
"Press
the (ENTER) key
.
"
SHIED
®
This
tells
you to use
the
upper/lower
case—
caps
only
switch. You do
this by
pressing
(SHIFT)
and
®
together.
This
means
"press
the ©key"
to
skip over
to the
next
eight-column
boundary. We
usually
do this
just for
visual effect.
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Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III Specifications

General

Brand	Radio Shack
Model	TRS-80 Model III
Category	Desktop
Language	English